EA Sports Announces Management Restructuring

so in so many words look for more marketable games and lees sim games

yeah i feel what u saying but u know when big bussines get involve how they think pasta they will look at a game like FIFA and say how can we raise our sales in the united states and nba jam it out i can see it now u can jump from one goal to the other lol thats a liitle over the top but u get my point

god damit it…so like auau said…less time and effort into sim games and appealing to “ppl who want to play games on facebook”. Seems like its been like that for a few years now unfortunately.

In MLB 2k10

Apparently not many people know what the word “extensions” means. Extension meaning 'in addition to' or 'extending outside of the core.' So basically…the sim stuff isnt going anywhere but EA is just going to look at different ways to play sports games like Tiger Online (which is awesome) and the additional online stuff (NBA Jam is going to be sick). whats wrong with that? Not like they cancelled Tiger for 360 or NBA Live to make those other things.

and EA already committed to facebook games when they bought Playfish.

I think EA was in the shitter at the start of “Next Gen”. Madden was definitely a piec of garbage in 06 for the 360 and again in 07 for the PS3( 30fps debacle). However, having said that I have been pleased with the progression of Madden in 08-10. Its just that Madden has hit the brick wall now and there isnt much innovation that they can do anymore to warrant another 60 bucks.

NBA live on the other hand has really improved the most on next gen. After the massacre that was Live 07, Live 09 and 10 have really made huge strides and closed the gap with 2k although i much rather play Live than 2k this year.

NHL has been a superstud franchise with EA basically slaying 2k into not even releasing the game for 360 and PS3 anymore. NHL is just the perfect sports game in every way but as with madden i just don't see them being able to do any more with it which means why pay another 60 bucks.

I think people who are saying Madden has hit a wall are out of their minds…the kicking game for one is very lackluster…there is no kicking game?? i think out of 200+ games i may have missed one because I tried to kick it from beyond the set range of my kicker…total BS!! it seems like something small but there are enough games decided by kicks that there needs to be more to the system. Wind should play a huge role, pressure also…did they miss a previous attempt, is it a home or away game….why they don't use that on the field heart pounding controller shaking view is beyond me…at least it was possible for someone to shank a damn kick. Injuries need to play a bigger role also…i want to see guys limping and running a bit slower but still playing….lineman play hurt all the time…and you see them limping or with casts on….this is just a tiny bit…there is a lot more they can do…especially with the gang tackling. Just my opinion…I don't think they're at a wall…but they need to go hard core sim with Madden..if they want to market and arcade game to the non gamers….then make blitz or arcade, madden needs to be nothing but sim….it's Madden…it should be nothing less!